The international photo competition for nature and animal photography took place in 2014 for the 50th time. His winners were ceremoniously announced on October 21, 2014. From October 24, 2014 to August 30, 2015, the excellent work in London will be exhibited.
The renowned photo competition belongs to the Natural History Museum and BBC Wildlife Magazine and is sponsored by Veolia Environnement. He is an internationally leader for the artistic representation of nature and the award is in great demand among photographers from all over the world. No wonder, it is a selection of breathtaking and incredibly detailed natural documentation at the highest level.
This year the American Michael Nichols to convince the jury and recorded the 1st place for himself-with a black and white photo of resting lionesses with their boys in the Serengeti National Park. He prevailed against applicants from 96 countries who took part in the competition with a total of 42,000 photos.
A nice and welcome side effect of this competition is that the photographers always draw attention to endangered animal species, explosive topics related to flora and fauna as well as grievances.
A selection of the most spectacular photos

© Michael "Nick" Nichols/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2014

© Jan van der Greef/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2014

© Francisco Negroni/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2014

© Carlos Perez Naval/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2014

© Lukasz Bozycki/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2014

© Will Jenkins/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2014

© Rodrigo Friscione Wyssmann/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2014

© Anton Lilja/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2014
More wildlife photographer of the years of the last few years:
The winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013
The winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2012
The winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2011
The winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2010
You can find out more about the photo competition "Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2014", all winning pictures and the Natural History Museum on the following web:
Wildlife Photographer of the Year
the Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road
London SW7 5BD, UK
www.wildlifephotographeroftheyear.com
www.nhm.ac.uk/wildphoto
www.nhm.ac.uk/wpy
facebook.com/wildlifephotographeroftheyear

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